Income earning ideas. Possible Space Uses/Services. Food Farming/Growing. Workers Co-ops. Membership Models. Currency Systems (Alternatives) What is Money? Money is an agreement The agreement may be voluntary or coerced, conscious or unconscious, and may fluctuate with time or remain fixed. within a community. Timebanking UK. Timebanking is a means of exchange used to organise people and organisations around a purpose, where time is the principal currency.
For every hour participants ‘deposit’ in a timebank, perhaps by giving practical help and support to others, they are able to ‘withdraw’ equivalent support in time when they themselves are in need. In each case the participant decides what they can offer. Everyone’s time is equal, so one hour of my time is equal to one hour of your time, irrespective of whatever we choose to exchange. Economies without Money. Social Entrepreneurs Ireland - Home. Ashoka - Innovators for the Public.